According to the mandala principle, a prominent feature of tantric Buddhism, all phenomena are part of one reality. Whether good or bad, happy or sad, clear or obscure, everything is interrelated and reflects a single totality. As Chögyam Trungpa explains in this work, from the perspective of the mandala principle, existence is orderly chaos. There is chaos and confusion because everything happens by itself, without any external ordering principle. At the same time, whatever happens expresses order and intelligence, wakeful energy and precision. Through meditative practices associated with the mandala principle, the opposites of experience—confusion and enlightenment, chaos and order, pain and pleasure—are revealed as inseparable parts of a total vision of reality.
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Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987) was a meditation master, teacher, and artist who founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books.
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Interesting commentary which is intriguing but elusive.,
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The concepts in this book focus on the Mandala principle of Buddhism, presented as a series of commentaries and questions from students following each commentary. The author reveals the subtle wisdom behind the mandala principle and how it relates to our own personal styles. It is good reading for those who wish to know more about the perspectives of Buddhism
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- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 6: Glimpses of Space-Orderly Chaos-Secret Beyond Thought-The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Commentary-Transcending Madness-Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa on 4 pages
- Women's Buddhism, Buddhism's Women -- Tradition, Revision, Renewal by Ellison Banks Findly on page 341, page 355, and Back Matter
- Chogyam Trungpa: His Life and Vision by Fabrice Midal on page 181, and Back Matter
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 3: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - The Myth of Freedom - The Heart of the Buddha - Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa in Back Matter
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7: The Art of Calligraphy (excerpts)-Dharma Art-Visual Dharma (excerpts)-Selected Poems-Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa in Back Matter
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